A new sculpture by world-renowned contemporary American artist Louise Bourgeois has been unveiled at the Qatar National Convention Center on the grounds of Qatar Foundation. The sculpture, named “Maman”, is a large spider that will occupy a central location in the upcoming convention center scheduled to officially open next December.
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The QMA Unveils “Maman” Sculpture at Qatar National Convention Center
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Posted by qmaevents on October 25, 2011
http://qmaevents.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/the-qma-unveils-maman-sculpture-at-qatar-national-convention-center/
“The Desert of Forbidden Art” At The Orientalist Museum
The Orientalist Museum presents “The Desert of Forbidden Art”, a film about the suffering of artists in the former Soviet Union, and the struggle of Igor Savitsky to rescue 40,000 fellow artists’ works and create a museum in Nukus in Uzbekistan’s desert.
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Posted by qmaevents on October 17, 2011
http://qmaevents.wordpress.com/2011/10/17/the-desert-of-forbidden-art-at-the-orientalist-museum/
Join The Monumental Gunpowder Drawings for Mathaf
Commissioned by Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art for a solo exhibition opening in December, the artist Cai Guo-Qiang will collaborate with local volunteers to produce a series of drawings rendered by igniting gunpowder. The entire process will be open for public viewing from October 22 – October 26 at Al Riwaq, the special exhibitions hall located next to the Museum of Islamic Art.
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Posted by qmaevents on October 12, 2011
http://qmaevents.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/join-the-monumental-gunpowder-drawings-for-mathaf/
Murakami – Ego, A New Exhibition by Japanese Artist Takashi Murakami
Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) is proud to announce a new major exhibition by Takashi Murakami, the artist’s first solo exhibition in the Middle East. Murakami – Ego will be on view from February 9 to June 24, 2012 in the Al-Riwaq exhibition hall, located on the grounds of the Museum of Islamic Art on Doha’s Corniche. The exhibition will immerse visitors in a fantasy world conceived by the renowned Japanese artist, capturing the way Murakami channels the ecstasy and anxiety of contemporary culture.
Posted in Al-Riwaq Exhibition Hall
Posted by qmaevents on October 12, 2011
http://qmaevents.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/murakami-%e2%80%93-ego-a-new-exhibition-by-japanese-artist-takashi-murakami/
Arab Games Exhibition opens at QMA Gallery in Katara
Qatar Museums Authority (QMA) is organizing the Arab Games Exhibition, which will open to the public from October 5th – December 23rd, 2011, at the QMA Gallery in Katara. The exhibit coincides with Arab Games Doha 2011 – the 12th version of the Arab Games, which will be held in Qatar from December 9th – 23rd, 2011. The exhibition is an effort of the Qatar Olympic & Sports Museum at QMA, supported by its partners Qatar Olympic Committee and Egyptian Olympic Committee.
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Posted by qmaevents on October 12, 2011
http://qmaevents.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/arab-games-exhibition-opens-at-qma-gallery-in-katara/
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